Albanija road trip – povzetek

Za nami je še en tritedenski road trip po Evropi in tokrat je bila glavna na meniju Albanija, dodali pa smo še nekaj lokacij v nam omiljeni Črni gori. Kljub temu, da sem v zadnjih letih o Albaniji slišal kar nekaj dobrih stvari, pa sem imel predvsem zaradi popolnega nepoznavanja dežele pred planiranjem poti še vedno kar nekaj predsodkov in pomislekov. A po vsakem dnevu planiranja in brskanja za informacijami, predvsem pa po vsakem dnevu potepanja po deželi sami, so vsi pomisleki izginili in priznati moram, da me je Albanija s svojo raznoliko pokrajino, bogato zgodovino in super prijaznimi ljudmi, enostavno navdušila. Kljub temu, da smo morali zaradi vremenskih razmer in težav z avtomobilom prečrtati kar nekaj planiranih planinskih tur, nam je Albanija na koncu še vedno dala bistveno več, kot pa smo sploh želeli. V treh tednih na poti smo videli dobršen del dežele, a kotičkov, ki jih želimo raziskati v prihodnje, je ostalo še kar nekaj. Kljub temu, da je Albanija v zadnjih letih postala pravi turistični hit, pa so s strani turistov obiskani le nekateri deli države, kar nekaj skritih draguljev pa je na srečo še precej nedotaknjenih. Na pot smo se odpravili s kajaki, s katerimi smo imeli priložnost narediti nekaj res dobrih tur. Nekaj noči smo spali na divje, drugače pa smo se posluževali odličnih kampov, za katere smo v povprečju plačevali cca. 10-15 EUR za vse tri. Ker so bile vse cene razen bencina res vrhunske, je bil čas tudi za kulinarično razvajanje. 🙂 Gorilnik smo tako vklopili le za kakšno kavo, pašta in ostala običajna naša popotniška hrana pa je na srečo ostala lepo zapakirana. 🙂 V povprečju smo tako na dan za vse porabili 55 EUR, kar pa mi je glede na vse, smešno malo. In kljub temu, da smo videli in doživeli nekaj res fantastičnih stvari, pa so domačini tisti, zaradi katerih je bilo potepanje nekaj posebnega. Praktično vsak dan smo srečevali super prijazne in ustrežljive ljudi. Ljudi, ki so nam na poti brez kakršnekoli želje po zaslužku pomagali ob težavah z vozilom. Ljudi, s katerimi smo imeli res nepozabne debate o življenju v Albaniji, njeni zgodovini, stvareh, ki nas povezujejo … Skratka, še ena super popotna zgodba. 😉

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Another three-week road trip around Europe is behind us and this time it was time for the southern part of it – it was time for Albania. Despite the fact that I have heard quite a few good things about Albania in recent years, I still had  few prejudices and concerns, mainly because I didn’t know anything about the country. But after each day of planning and browsing for information, and especially after each day of wandering around the country, all concerns disappeared and I have to admit that Albania, with its diverse landscape, rich history and super friendly people, simply impressed me. Despite the fact that due to weather conditions and car problems we had to cancel few planned mountain tours, Albania still gave us significantly more in the end than we even wanted. In three weeks on the road we saw a good part of the country but there are still many spots we want to explore in the future. Albania has become a real tourist hit in recent years, but only some parts of the country are visited by tourists, and quite a few hidden gems are, thank God, still quite untouched. We did wild camping for a few nights, but mostly we used excellent campsites, for which we paid on average approx. 10-15 EUR for all three of us. Since all the prices except the petrol were really top notch, it was also time for exploring the culinary part of Albania. 🙂 On average, we spent 55 EUR per day for everything, which is top deal if you ask me. And despite seeing and experiencing some really fantastic things, the locals were the ones who made this trip something special. We met super friendly and helpful people practically every day. People who helped us along the way without any desire to earn money when we had vehicle problems. People with whom we had really unforgettable debates about life in Albania, its history, the things that connect us … In short, another great travel story. 😉